Moonraker VFX X-Rays the Earth in 3D for new Nat Geo Series

Moonraker VFX X-Rays the Earth in 3D for new Nat Geo Series

New seismic data used to create 3D imagery that ‘visualises the impossible’.

06 May 2020 – Moonraker, an award-winning visual effects studio based in Bristol, has collaborated with Blink Films for the new National Geographic series, X-Ray Earth. The three-part series looks deep inside the earth at the origins of volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis, and how their movements underground impact life on the earth’s crust.

The team at Moonraker used raw data from some of the world’s leading geologists to create 3D shots of tectonic plate movements, magma chambers, the earth’s mantle and the composition of material at the planet’s core.

Moonraker worked closely with Blink Films to create shots that were faithful to the original data and designed to work in an overall series style. The VFX studio used an innovative process that blended high-end simulation modelling with an X-Ray series look to bring scientific raw data to life and creatively conceptualise what’s happening beneath the earth’s crust.

The team used Fusion to create many of the final composite images, taking advantage of it’s comprehensive 3D toolset to ensure shots flowed more smoothly through the studio pipeline and retained a more consistent aesthetic.

Source: UK Screen Alliance

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